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17 things i learned when i was 17

1. People leave. All of them. Even if
you think they’ll stick with you forever, they won’t. I won’t be
pathetic and say things like they’ll rip your lungs and leave you
breathless on bathroom floor. Some of them will, some will quietly
disappear and you won’t even notice. But there is ONE person that’ll be
there always, only one and that’s you. So try to make yourself happy.
2. Work on making experiences and memories instead on focusing on things. They will last more than that brand new iPhone.

3. Some things are fucking scary and you’ll be scared shitless but sometimes you just have to do it. Don’t think, just do it.

4. I’ve already mentioned people will
leave, but when they’re here, love them with all your heart. Love them
like you’ve never been hurt and be nice to them and make them feel good.
Do it for yourself. But remember to put yourself first and if they make
you feel like shit, leave.
5. Find people that inspire you and make you feel loved and like you can
conquer the world. Surround yourself with creative, smart, caring,
funny and good people. You deserve that.

6. You have to learn to accept
yourself. I know it’s hard and that you’d rather be someone else.
Someone prettier. smarter, more popular, richer, skinnier, better. But
you can only be you. Good news; you can be prettier, smarter, more
popular, richer, skinnier, better you if you work hard on yourself and
never give up. And accept yourself as a bunch of flaws and learn to love
yourself for it. Get to know yourself better. ‘If a lion knows his
strength, no man can control him’.

7. It took me long to realize this but
everyone, literally everyone has some problems, some things they hate
about themselves, something or someone they can’t get over. You’re not
the only one.
8. Every day go on an adventure. It doesn’t matter if you skip a class,
sneak in the random building nearby, try to hold in laughing so people
who live there won’t hear you and hang out on the roof or take a night
ride in car of your friend who just passed a driving test. Break a
routine. Live.
9. You can’t help people if they don’t want someone to help them. It
will hurt to see someone you love suffering and knowing you aren’t able
to help. It will hurt like hell, but you can’t do anything.

10. Laugh. Laugh until your
stomach hurts and you cry and you pee in your pants a little and look
like a mess. But who cares? It’s the best feeling ever.

11. You’ll have to decide what are you
going to do with your life and choose college and job. Choose to do what
you love, because that’s the only way you’ll be good at it. Remember
you are choosing will you, 10 years from now, get up on a Monday morning
feeling like you’re going to hell or looking forward to begin with your
day.
12. You can do literally everything. You can become President, lose
weight, get your life together or do whatever the fuck you want to do
(not neccesserly in that order). All you need to do is to stop yourself
from stopping yourself (if you get what i’m saying), and have some
motivation and dedication. When you wake up say to yourself I OWN THIS.
13. Every day write down what have made you happy that day, or what are
you grateful for. At first it may be hard, but just keep doing it.

14. Surround yourself with art.
Go to museums, galleries, concerts, look up when you’re walking down the
street to see architecture. Draw, write, sing, play any instrument.
Beautiful thing about art is that it has infinite ways to be understood.

15. Read good books, classics. They may
not seem interesting at first, but i promise you’ll learn a lot. I have
nothing against John Green, but fault is not in our stars. Fault is in
ourselves, and we create our own destiny
16. Take photos of everything. Few years later you’ll be glad you did.
17. Love yourself unconditionally. Do things that make you happy or are
good for you. Never let other people define your worth. Live up to YOUR
expectations and opinions, not others. The most valuable thing i
realized this year is that i’m worth it. I deserve the best. No one has
to save me, i love myself enough to be my own savior. I’m unstoppable
and beautiful.

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I‘m Dunja (that is pronounced like Do-nia). I wander around Belgrade (occasionally around the world), take too many photos, laugh too loud and scribble all the time.• Welcome to BeingHalcyon, little happy place on Internet where I post my writing and photography. #GoodVibesOnly• Halcyon: (adj.) happy, carefree, idyllic. (n.) Greek goddess that became bird and calmed waves in the winter.